Berlusconi files appeals against sex conviction

Last Updated: Friday, January 03, 2014, 01:40

Italian centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi filed an appeal on Thursday against his conviction for paying for sex with a minor and abuse of office over former teenage nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug, legal sources said on Thursday.

Silvio Berlusconi convicted in sex-for-hire trial

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 11:16

Milan court convicted former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute during infamous "bunga bunga" parties at his villa and then using influence to cover it up.

Berlusconi`s `underage call girl` says she lied to investigators

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:59

Moroccan-born exotic dancer Karima El-Mahroug has told a court that she lied to investigators about erotic parties being held at Silvio Berlusconi `s villa while he was still in the PM office in 2010.

Berlusconi`s `bunga bunga` parties featured nuns and nurses

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 14:27

The exotic dancer, who was at the center of Silvio Berlusconi`s sex trial, revealed at her first court appearance that young women wore nun and nurse costumes to perform "sensual" dances at his "bunga bunga" parties.

`Ruby was a prostitute, had sex with Berlusconi`

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 15:02

There is "no doubt" that former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with a Moroccan teenager nicknamed "Ruby the Heart Stealer", who was working as a prostitute, the prosecution told a Milan court.

Woman in Berlusconi sex trial denounces tactics

Last Updated: Thursday, April 04, 2013, 18:49

Karima el-Mahroug or Ruby, Moroccan woman at center of Silvio Berlusconi`s sex-for-hire trial accused investigators of waging psychological warfare against her admitting she lied to hide her poverty.

Berlusconi `hosted prostitution parties`

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 12:43

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hosted prostitution parties at his Milan villa and paid women with favours and cash, prosecutors at his trial said.

Moroccan-born exotic dancer set to testify in Berlusconi’s `Bunga Bunga` case

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 17:32

The Moroccan-born exotic dancer at the centre of a sex trial against Silvio Berlusconi is expected to testify for the first time in court on Monday.

Berlusconi’s sex trial delayed as ‘Bunga Bunga’ girl goes missing

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 16:48

Italian police has ordered to launch a search operation for the erotic dancer at the centre of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal trial after she failed to turn up for a hearing in court on Monday.